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Indian Constitution at Work

Class 11 · Polity

Opening pages

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2017 · Q38

Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?

(a)Liberty of thought
(b)Economic liberty
(c)Liberty of expression
(d)Liberty of belief

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UPSC's answer: (b)

NCERT answers it: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Opening pages (Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties).

The Preamble, printed in the opening pages of Indian Constitution at Work, promises liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship — not economic liberty. So (b).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2017), question 38 ↗

Prelims 2021 · Q93

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

(a)A Democratic Republic
(b)A Sovereign Democratic Republic
(c)A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(d)A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic

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UPSC's answer: (b)

NCERT answers it: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Opening pages (Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties).

The Preamble in the opening pages of Indian Constitution at Work carries a footnote: the 42nd Amendment (1976) replaced the words 'Sovereign Democratic Republic'. So in 1950 India was a Sovereign Democratic Republic: (b).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2021), question 93 ↗

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